Biegi 10K w pobliżu Piqua

The Run For Your Life 5k Series - The City Collapsed is a 5k road race in Fairborn, Ohio, held on a fall Saturday with a zombie-apocalypse theme. Participants start as Survivors, wearing flag football belts. The race challenges runners not just to finish the distance, but also to protect their flags from being captured, which would mark them as infected. Zombies have a distinct role: they remain within designated infected zones rather than completing the full course. Their objective is to remove flags from approaching Survivors. This event is modest in scale, anticipating 1 to 100 participants. It emphasizes costumes, imaginative zombie makeup, speed, rapid decision-making, and composure under duress.

The Minster Oktoberfest Classic 10k is a flat, fast road race in Minster, Ohio. It begins at Minster High School on East 7th Street and is held during the Minster Oktoberfest weekend. This race has been contested for decades and is part of the Run Ohio Grand Prix Series. It offers a small-town atmosphere with the competitive spirit of a larger event, evidenced by its course records of 28:18 for men and 31:57 for women. The course is designed for speed, featuring music and festival energy instead of a quiet route. Runners are incentivized with prize money for the top 10 finishers, awards for Masters, Grand Masters, top local Minster runners, age-group winners, and finishers in the quarter-pack, middle-pack, and three-quarter-pack categories. A 1-mile Fun Run, finisher medals, a budget-friendly entry option, and a virtual race are also available. Post-race, participants can enjoy Oktoberfest offerings like beer, brats, music, and crafts.

Run For Your Life is a charity 5k and 10k fun run/walk held at the PNWU campus in Yakima, Washington, starting and finishing on campus. Organized by PNWU students, the race is combined with a health fair, making the morning suitable for runners, walkers, families, and local residents, not just competitive racers. Check-in is in the morning before a 9:30 start, with participants selecting either the 5k or 10k route. The event originated on PNWU’s campus in Terrace Heights and maintains a student-led, community-health focus. Funds raised support PNWU scholarships, particularly for students from rural and medically underserved areas pursuing health careers. The Community Fair features PNWU student clubs and local health organizations, offering information on topics like heart health, diabetes, smoking cessation, back pain, mental health, therapy services, substance abuse, outdoor recreation, exercise, and sexual health. Race shirts, route maps, parking details, and RunSignUp registration are provided.

The Ezra J. Hartke Race for Hope is an annual November fundraiser offering 5K and 10K races. Named for Ezra J. Hartke, it supports childhood cancer research and care, having raised over $133,000 to date. The event is presented by The Barry & Denise Johnson Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to raising funds and providing support for childhood cancer. Funds from the inaugural race generated $18,000 for Dayton Children's Hospital research into brain tumors. This research included studying how tumor cells resist treatment and how a steroid medication affects stem cells within a tumor. That initial donation contributed to launching a larger project focused on targeting specific cell types in brain tumors to improve therapy effectiveness.

The Holly Jolly 5K & 10K Run is a December road race in Piqua, Ohio, offering both five-kilometer and ten-kilometer distances. The race begins at 10 a.m., with registration and check-in prior, and this marks its 23rd year. Participants start and finish at Lock 9 Park, following an out-and-back route along the Great Miami Riverway between the park and Farrington Reserve. The event is designed for a wide local field, featuring male and female age divisions from 14 and under up to 70 and over, with awards for the top three overall finishers and the top three in each age group.